Crash leads to drunken driving arrest

Drunken drivingA 21-year-old Pittsfield Township resident was arrested this morning for driving under the influence after crashing his vehicle in front of Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Deputies.

Two deputies were conducting stationary radar on Rawsonville Road, south of I-94 in Ypsilanti Township, when they witnessed a vehicle pass by them and lose control.

The driver, who was uninjured, crashed into a park bench and then a fire hydrant, police said. After discovering he was under the influence of suspected alcohol, the driver was arrested and transported to the Washtenaw County Jail.